A Key 4 Years

After four years of teaching middle school at Key my journey is over and I am moving on to new adventures.  Before the school year ended, I was asked to help chaperone the 8th grade trip to Chicago.  For me this wasn't really about seeing Chicago as I grew up about 30 minutes away or the thought of spending time with 30 teenagers from 8 a.m. until 11 p.m, but it was about remembering my first four years teaching in a positive light.

For the 8th grade students that went on the trip it was the first time out of Indianapolis for most them and the reality of going to Chicago, about 3 hours away, was an awesome trip that seemed much further than  it really was.  I was excited for this to be my last hoorah with my students and spend a day outside the walls of the school building.  No uniforms, no trying to be quiet in the hallway, or having lunch duty....time to spend with students that really makes a difference....more than just teaching math!  Enjoy some pictures from our trip!

First stop...The Sears Tower Sky Deck!  I was even scared to go out on the glass structures.

I guess I should mention I was the class photographer as well!  The kids pretty much flocked to be in front of the camera.  It was great!  I looked like such a tourist lol!

Stop 2.....bus tour through the city to the Museum of Science & Industry.  I took all of these through the bus window as we drove.  We spent more time at the museum since the rain wouldn't let up so we could go to the beach.

Old Church I thought was fantastic!

Buckingham Fountain

Submarine inside the Museum....they had video showing a crew building the structure around it and how they moved it around.  It was amazing!

We saw Hubble in IMAX.

Final Stop....Navy Pier.  The students were aloud to go in groups on the pier.  The rain didn't allow them to ride the rides but we still enjoyed it.  The teachers enjoyed a small dinner at Harry Caray's at the end of the pier so no students could escape:)